# flu vs fluke

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flu
*noun · IPA /fluː/ · frequency rank #7,564*
Influenza.

### fluke
*noun · IPA /fluːk/ · frequency rank #24,159*
A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flu-vs-fluke